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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
71
279
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
71
279
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
65
257
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
210
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. Croix
7 Families width 16 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Croix
12 Genera with 16 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1794Greater Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Microlynchia Lutz, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomma Macquart, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Croix
16 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Bombylius (Bombylius) semifuscus Meigen, 1820
Bombylius senilis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Bombylius semifuscus Meigen, 1820
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Empis atra Wiedemann, 1830
Geron senilis Fabricius, 1794
Ligyra cerberus Fabricius, 1794
Microlynchia pusilla Speiser, 1902
Ommatius saccas Walker, 1849
Plesiomma lineata Fabricius, 1781
Simulium (Psilopelmia) ochraceum Walker, 1861Black fly
Trupanea dacetoptera Phillips, 1923

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in St. Croix
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Diptera at hbs.bishopmuseum.org
Diptera at sci-s03.bacs.uq.edu.au
Diptera at papua-insects.nl
Diptera at artfakta.se
Diptera at dyntaxa.se
Diptera at gbif.org
Diptera at irmng.org
Diptera at itis.gov
Diptera at marinespecies.org